India IPO market trends, performance & outlook
Thought leadershipAn in-depth analysis of India’s IPO market trends, performance and outlook shaping capital raising in 2025–26.
Enter markets confidently, engage investors and stay compliant
Capital markets today leave little room for uncertainty. Whether you are preparing for an IPO, building investor confidence, or keeping pace with SEBI’s evolving expectations, having the right partner by your side matters.
Grant Thornton Bharat’s Capital Markets Advisory team works with companies through every stage of the listing journey, from getting IPO-ready to managing investor communication and insider trading compliance. Hence, the transition to the public markets is smooth, credible, and compliant.
Translating vision into value
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Vision
Shaping your strategic ambition into a clear, credible equity story
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Visibility
Getting ready for market scrutiny and setting the right investor expectations
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Value
Putting frameworks in place to build long-term value
Key challenges companies face in their IPO journey
- Creating optimal structures for shareholder exit.
- Meeting expanding regulatory and disclosure requirements.
- Identifying, reviewing, and validating information for the offer document.
- Managing compliance of promoters and key managerial personnel.
- Establishing effective internal controls and governance processes.
- Protecting unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI).
- Maintaining corporate reputation amid intensified media and investor scrutiny.
- Transaction lifecycle management.
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IPO readiness and listing support
An IPO changes how a company operates and is held accountable. Beyond meeting regulatory requirements, businesses need to show maturity, transparency, resilience, and a credible growth story. We support you across strategy, governance, finance, risk, and stakeholder communication, so you are ready at every step.
Key considerations
When preparing for an IPO, companies must ensure that their timing, governance standards, and equity narrative meet prevailing market expectations. Critical questions include:
- Is the equity story clearly articulated, including market positioning and growth drivers?
- Are the Board and management prepared for the time commitment and scrutiny the IPO process requires?
- Are internal controls, governance structures, and financial reporting frameworks operating at public‑company standards?
- Are the Board members and management prepared for roadshows, Q&A, media interactions, and ongoing market communications?
- Is the broader organisation aware of cultural, behavioural, and operational shifts that come with being a public company?
How we add value
Enabling you to prepare a clear, credible equity story that reflects your strategy, performance, and long-term plans, and speaks directly to what public-market investors look for.
Readiness assessment across finance, controls, governance, risk, ESG, IT, and leadership, and flag the gaps that could slow things down or create issues during the listing process.
Seamless coordination with merchant bankers, legal advisors, auditors, and internal teams, tight control of timelines, responsibilities, and interdependencies.
Support on complex accounting matters, including Ind AS/IFRS application, consolidation, financial instruments, and audit‑ready reporting, to ensure readiness for all public‑facing financial reporting requirements.
Enhancing finance operations through process optimisation, tighter controls, faster close cycles, and a scalable operating model geared for public‑company standards, leveraging technology and automation.
Seamless transition to post-listing reporting, disclosures, investor communications, and ongoing compliance obligations.
Design and strengthening of internal controls, Board/committee structures, key policies, and risk frameworks to meet investor and regulatory expectations.
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Investor relations (IR)
A strong investor relations function helps ensure your strategy, results, and outlook are clearly understood in the market. We support leadership teams in communicating with clarity and credibility.
Key considerations
- Is the equity story clearly articulated and aligned with market positioning and growth drivers?
- Are investor expectations being managed effectively amid increased scrutiny from analysts, media, and the financial community?
- Are disclosure and reporting processes capable of meeting frequent, detailed, and fast‑paced external reporting requirements?
How we add value
Connect financial performance, strategy, ESG initiatives, and outlook into a cohesive investor-ready narrative.
Compare current IR practices with peers and best practices, identify opportunities to enhance disclosures, engagement, and consistency.
Establish the IR operating model, governance, and communication processes, and run the IR function on an ongoing retainership basis to ensure consistent, high‑quality investor engagement.
End-to-end support for results cycles: analyst decks, scripts, FAQs, leadership talking points, and stakeholder-aligned disclosures.
Support for roadshows, investor meetings, analyst interactions, perception studies, and feedback analytics to understand drivers of market sentiment.
Equip company spokespersons and senior leaders with structured trainings on investor communication, earnings delivery, and effective handling of analyst and stakeholder interactions.
Annual reports and integrated reporting that go beyond compliance to tell a compelling value‑creation story.
Investor Relations Advisory
Building trust, clarity and long-term value in capital markets
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Prevention of insider trading (PIT)
With increasing enforcement actions and penalties, insider trading compliance is no longer a tick-box exercise. Organisations must demonstrate robust controls, clear accountability, and continuous awareness across all levels.
Key considerations
- Are you compliant with SEBI’s Prohibition of Insider Trading (PIT) Regulations and recent amendments?
- Are controls in place to safeguard UPSI effectively across all teams and information flows?
- Are employees, designated persons, and insiders regularly sensitised on PIT norms and leading practices?
- Do we have adequate monitoring, approval workflows, and audit trails to detect and manage potential insider‑trading risks?
How we add value
Drafting and review of codes, policies, and SOPs aligned with the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015.
Independent assessments of PIT frameworks to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Practical, scenario‑based trainings for employees and senior management, delivered in instructor‑led, virtual, or e‑learning formats.
UPSI leakage risks can happen at several stages, from financial closing processes to interactions with external advisors. We help identifies vulnerabilities across people, processes, and technology, providing a clear roadmap to strengthen controls.
Prevention of insider trading
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Corporate governance trainings
Good governance underpins sustainable performance, investor confidence, and regulatory trust. Our programmes equip Boards and senior leadership with practical insights, regulatory clarity, and a real-world perspective.
Formats:
In-person workshops, virtual instructor-led sessions, custom organisation-specific programmes
Key considerations
- Are leaders setting the right example on culture, ethics, and transparency?
- Do employees and control owners understand what compliance and reporting require in practice?
- Are governance roles, committee responsibilities, and decision-making processes clear and aligned?
How we add value
Customised trainings for Boards and Independent Directors covering fiduciary duties, Board effectiveness, oversight responsibilities and emerging risks.
Practical governance programmes for CXOs and senior management, aligning business strategy with governance expectations.
Structured onboarding for new Directors and periodic refreshers to stay current with regulatory and market expectations.
Sector‑focused governance challenges and case studies aligned to your context.
Why choose Grant Thornton Bharat
Capital markets depth
We bring hands-on experience across IPO readiness, investor communication, and post-listing compliance, helping you meet market expectations while strengthening governance and credibility.
SEBI and global perspective
Our teams stay closely aligned with evolving SEBI regulations and global best practices, so you are prepared for what’s coming, not just what’s required today.
Full-lifecycle support
From early diagnostics and shaping your equity story to investor engagement and ongoing compliance, we support you through every stage.
Built to execute
We don’t just identify gaps. We work with you to close them, with solutions designed to be implemented and sustained
Trusted partner
We work closely with Boards, Audit Committees, CFOs, and senior leadership, balancing regulatory expectations with business realities at critical moments.
Global network, local insight
As part of the Grant Thornton global network, we bring a global perspective backed by deep local insight, particularly valuable for Indian and cross-border listings.
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